The Maury Island Incident: An Early UFO Encounter and the Cold War Investigations That Shaped UFO Lore
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Harold Dahl and his son claimed six large circular objects and debris near Maury Island in 1947, a tale Fred Crisman joined that helped ignite the postwar UFO surge after Kenneth Arnold’s sighting, drawing Air Force and FBI attention amid Cold War fears and fueling cover‑up rumors when notes and debris vanished in a B‑25 crash, a story that remains a cornerstone of UFO lore.
